CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

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Travelling abroad
LED / Xenon front lamps
For motoring in countries that drive on the other side o f t he r oad, i t i s n ecessary t o a djust t he di

pped beams so as to not dazzle the drivers of
approaching
 ve

hicles.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 b
onnet
 f
or
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 a
djuster
 (o

ne
 a
djuster
 p
er
 h
eadlamp).
F
 In

sert
 a s
uitable
 a
llen
 k
ey
 (
not
 s
upplied)
 in

to
 t
he
 h
exagonal
 h
ead
 o
f
 t
he
 a
djuster.
F
 Tu

rn
 t
he
 a
llen
 k
ey
 h
alf
 a t
urn
 c
lockwise.
Headlamp height adjustment
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road users, t he h eight o f t he h eadlamps s hould b e ad

justed
 i
n
 r
elation
 t
o
 t
he
 l
oad
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
0.
 Dr

iver
 o
nly
 o
r
 d
river
 + f
ront
 p
assenger.
-.
 In

termediate
 se
tting
1.
 5 p

eople.
-.
 5 p

eople
 + l
oad
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot.
2.
 Dr

iver
 o
nly
 + m
aximum
 a
uthorised
 l
oad
 i
n
 th

e
 b
oot.
This
 p

osition
 i
s
 s
ufficient
 t
o
 a
void
 c
ausing
 da

zzle.
Higher
 s

ettings
 m
ay
 l
imit
 t
he
 s
pread
 o
f
 l
ight
 fr

om
 t
he
 h
eadlamps.
The
 i

nitial
 s
etting
 i
s
 p
osition
 "
0". On
 y

our
 r
eturn,
 d
on't
 f
orget
 t
o
 ad

just
 y
our
 h
eadlamps
 b
ack
 t
o
 t
heir
 in

itial
 s
etting,
 b
y
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 t
hese
 op

erations
 i
n
 r
everse
 o
rder.
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The vehicle's front and rear wipers are designed t o i mprove t he d river's v isibility pr

ogressively
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 w
eather
 con

ditions.
Wiper controls
Programming
You can modify the settings for the following functions:
-
au

tomatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,
-
 re

ar
 w
iping
 o
n
 e
ngaging
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Model with AUTO wiping
The wiper commands are issued directly by the
driver by m eans o f t he s talk A a nd t he r ing B.
Manual controls
Windscreen wipers
A. Wiping s peed s election s talk.
Single
 w
ipe
 (
press
 d
own
 a
nd
 re

lease).Automatic,
 t

hen
 s
ingle
 w
ipe.
Fast
 (

heavy
 r
ain).
Normal
 (

moderate
 r
ain).
Intermittent
 (

proportional
 t
o
 t
he
 sp

eed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle).
Of f.
or
Model without AUTO wiping
Refer to the corresponding section.

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B. Rear wiper selection r ing.
Rear wiper
If a significant accumulation of snow or ic
e i s p resent, o r w hen u sing a t ailgate bi

cycle carrier, deactivate the automatic
rear
 w

iper
 v
ia
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 or s

ettings
 m
enu. Park.
Intermittent
 w

ipe.
Wash-wipe
 (
set
 d
uration).
Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper wi
ll come into operation if the windscreen
wipers
 a

re
 o
perating.
Programming
The function is activated or deactivated via the
vehicle configuration o r s ettings m enu.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 b
y
 d
efault.
Windscreen wash
Pull the wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen wash, then the windscreen
wipers,
 o

perate
 f
or
 a p
re-determined
 t
ime.
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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate automatically,
without any action on the part of the driver, if
rain
 i
s
 d
etected
 (
sensor
 b
ehind
 t
he
 r
ear
 v
iew
 mi

rror),
 a
dapting
 t
heir
 s
peed
 t
o
 t
he
 i
ntensity
 o
f
 th

e
 r
ainfall.
Activation
This is controlled manually by the driver by
pushing st alk A t o the "AUTO" pos ition.
It is accompanied by the illumination of this
indicator lamp in the instrument panel and
a
 m

essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.
Switching off
This is controlled manually by the driver
by moving s talk A u pwards, r eturning i t t o pos

ition
"
0".
It is accompanied by the indicator lamp
in
 t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 g
oing
 o
ff
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.The a
utomatic w iping m ust b e re
activated i f t he i gnition h as b een o ff fo

r
 m
ore
 t
han
 o
ne
 m
inute,
 b
y
 p
ushing
 st

alk
 A d
ownwards.

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Operating fault
If an automatic wiping fault occurs, the wipers will o perate i n i ntermittent m ode.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
To retain the effectiveness of the flat
wiper
 b

lades,
 i
t
 i
s
 a
dvisable
 t
o:
-
ha

ndle them with care,
-
 cl

ean
 t
hem
 r
egularly
 u
sing
 s
oapy
 wat

er,
-
no

t use them to hold a sheet of
cardboard
 a

gainst
 t
he
 w
indscreen,
-
 re

place
 t
hem
 a
t
 t
he
 f
irst
 s
igns
 o
f
 w e

a r.
Do
 n

ot
 c
over
 t
he
 r
ain
 s
ensor,
 l
inked
 wi

th the sunshine sensor and located in
the centre of the windscreen behind the
rear
 v

iew
 m
irror.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 w
iping
 w
hen
 us

ing
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 c
ar
 w
ash.
In winter, it is advisable to wait until the
windscreen is completely clear of ice
before
 a

ctivating
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 w
iping.This position allows the wiper blades to
be
 l

ifted
 f
or
 w
inter
 p
arking,
 c
leaning
 o
r
 re

placement
 w
ithout
 d
amaging
 t
he
 b
onnet.
In
 t

he
 m
inute
 f
ollowing
 s
witching
 o
ff
 o
f
 t
he
 ig

nition,
 a
ny
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 w
iper
 s
talk
 p
ositions
 th

e
 w
ipers
 v
ertically.
To
 p

ark
 t
he
 w
ipers
 a
fter
 t
his
 h
as
 b
een
 d
one,
 sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 o
perate
 t
he
 w
iper
 s
talk.
Vertical windscreen wiper
position
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A. Courtesy lamp
B. Ma p reading lamps
Courtesy lamp
In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes o n g radually:
Courtesy lamp
- when the v ehicle i s u nlocked,
- wh en t he k ey i s r emoved f rom t he i gnition,
-
wh

en a door is opened,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 l
ocking
 b
utton
 i
s
 ac

tivated,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 l
ocate
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
It
 s

witches
 o
ff
 g
radually:
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 l
ocked,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
-
 30 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 l
ast
 d
oor
 i
s
 c
losed.
Permanently
 o

ff.
Permanent
 li

ghting.
With the "permanent lighting" mode, the duration of lighting v aries, d epending o n t he c ircumstances:
- with the ignition off, approximately ten m inutes,
- in energy economy mode, approximately t hirty s econds,
- with the engine running, unlimited.
Map reading lamps
F With the ignition o n, p ress t he co
rresponding sw itch.

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Interior mood lightingThe dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is p o
o r.
Switching on
At night, the illumination of footwells and the central d ashboard s torage c ompartment c omes on a

utomatically when the sidelamps are
switched
 o

n.
Switching off
The interior mood lighting switches off automatically when the sidelamps are
switched
 o

ff.
It
 c

an
 b
e
 s
witched
 o
ff
 m
anually
 u
sing
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 l
ighting
 r
heostat
 b
utton.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 l
ighting
 o
n,
 p
ress
 s
everal
 t
imes
 o
n
 th

e left hand button of the instrument panel
to
 p

rogressively
 r
educe
 t
he
 d
ashboard
 li

ghting
 l
evel.
F
 Pr

ess
 a
gain
 t
o
 r
educe
 t
he
 l
ighting
 l
evel
 to t

he minimum and switch off the interior
mood
 lig

hting. This comes on automatically when the boot is
opened
 a

nd
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 w
hen
 t
he
 bo

ot
 i
s
 c
losed.
Boot lamp
The lighting time varies according to the cir cumstances:
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
ff,
 ap

proximately
 t
en minutes,
-
 in e

nergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode,
 ap

proximately
 t
hirty seconds,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning,
 n
o
 l
imit.Programming
Switching the function on or off is done using the v ehicle s ettings m enu.
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Direction
indicators
F Left: lower the l ighting s talk b eyond t he po
int o f r esistance.
F
 Ri

ght:
 r
aise
 t
he
 l
ighting
 s
talk
 b
eyond
 t
he
 po

int
 o
f
 r
esistance.
Three flashes of the direction
indicators
F Press briefly upwards or downwards,
without g oing b eyond t he p oint o f re

sistance;
 t
he
 d
irection
 i
ndicators
 w
ill
 fl

ash
 3 t
imes.
Hazard warning 
lamp
s
Visual warning with of all the direction in
dicators f lashing t o a lert o ther r oad u sers t o a ve

hicle
 b
reakdown,
 t
owing
 o
r
 a
ccident.
F
Pr

ess this button, all of the direction
indicators
 fla

sh.
They
 c

an
 o
perate
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on the d eceleration, t he h azard w arning l amps co

me
 o
n
 a
utomatically.
They switch off automatically the first time you
accelerate.
F
 Yo

u
 c
an
 a
lso
 s
witch
 t
hem
 o
ff
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e
 b
utton.